One year later…
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-marks-young-park-shooting-anniversary/3005908
One year after the Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, families remember victims as murder trials move forward, a wrongful death lawsuit proceeds, and officials expand park security, surveillance and youth violence prevention efforts.
In a verdict District Attorney Fernando Macias called “incredibly fast,” a jury found Nathan Rivas, 18, guilty on three counts of first-degree murder Wednesday after deliberating over lunch for less than an hour and a half.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/second-young-park-trial-ends-in-murder-convictions/2989341
A Las Cruces jury quickly convicted 18-year-old Nathan Rivas of three counts of first-degree murder in the 2025 Young Park car meetup shooting that killed three teens and wounded 14 others, the second major trial in the high-profile case.
The family of Jason Gomez, one of the victims in the Young Park shootout, has brought a wrongful-death lawsuit naming the city along with one recently convicted shooter and three other defendants.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/young-park-victims-family-sues-city-and-accused-shooters/2985554
The family of Young Park shooting victim Jason Gomez has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Las Cruces, its police and parks departments, and accused shooters, alleging failures to prevent the 2025 car meetup gunfire that left three dead and many injured.
The first of four murder trials stemming from last year’s deadly shootout in Young Park ended Monday afternoon with Tomas Rivas, 21, being convicted on three counts of first-degree murder.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/tomas-rivas-found-guilty-in-2025-young-park-shooting/2982368
A Las Cruces jury found 21-year-old Tomas Rivas guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in the 2025 Young Park shooting, rejecting his self-defense claim in the deadly gunfight that left three dead and over a dozen injured.
A status conference hearing today demonstrated some of the complexities behind setting a trial for the four accused Young Park shooters.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_89f790ad-1c2c-4fe2-bd17-c87d6927e8c2.html
Each of the accused gunmen in the March 21 shooting pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Monday morning, following a grand jury indictment last week.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_ddc63714-aba0-4344-a95a-f5f068640092.html
A grand jury on Tuesday indicted four accused gunmen in the fatal March 21 shooting in Young Park.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_8bbd39a3-a094-4665-911e-6b0acb35b5c9.html
Some of what we learned from search warrants and delinquency petitions following the Las Cruces shootout.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_d5441f7b-a04c-43d0-8b18-e92159ef61cf.html
Algernon D'Ammassa
